Kentucky Senate Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-04 - recommitted to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to establish a drug-free workplace program in the Labor Cabinet; define terms associated with the program; provide process of certification by the cabinet for employers establishing a drug-free workplace program; require drug-free workplace programs to provide training to employees and supervisors; permit drug and alcohol testing of employees and job applicants; prohibit certified employers from discharging employees voluntarily seeking treatment prior to a positive drug test; require certified employers to pay for employee drug and alcohol testing; require certified employers to have a medical review officer to review drug and alcohol tests; permit a certified employer to discharge an employee for cause if the employee has a positive drug or alcohol test; specify that a positive drug test is considered misconduct; if the employee of a certified employer is injured and tests positive for drugs or alcohol, then the burden of proof shifts to the employee to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the drugs were not the proximate cause of the injury and failure to do so results in a denial of workers' compensation benefits; amend KRS 341,370 and 342.165.

AN ACT relating to drug-free workplaces.

Sen. Whitney Westerfield [R]

Sen. Paul Hornback [R]

Sen. Christian McDaniel [R]

Sen. John Schickel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-04	Senate	recommitted to Judiciary (S)
2013-03-04	Senate	taken from the Regular Orders of the Day
2013-03-01	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2013-02-28	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2013-02-28	Senate	returned to the Orders of the Day
2013-02-28	Senate	Committee Substitute adopted
2013-02-28	Senate	3rd reading
2013-02-28	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2013
2013-02-28	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
2013-02-28	Senate	recommitted to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
2013-02-27	Senate	returned to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
2013-02-27	Senate	2nd reading
2013-02-27	Senate	taken from Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
2013-02-26	Senate	returned to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
2013-02-26	Senate	1st reading
2013-02-26	Senate	taken from Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
2013-02-21	Senate	to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
2013-02-13	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/SB157.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/SB157/bill.doc
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/SB157/SCS1.doc